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Sink or Swim
July 4, 2013
“A practice has resorted to hand-delivering letters rather than paying for stamps, as funding pressures bear down on GPs” – Pulse 1st July 2013. A GP told Pulse Magazine how…
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Let’s Get Physical
July 4, 2013
The theme of this year’s mental health awareness week was the importance of physical exercise in promoting mental health and wellbeing. The theme fits in with something I have written…
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Festival Musings
July 4, 2013
I went to Glastonbury once, with four teenage children and high hopes of a good time. The experience was not for the fainthearted. I have been an avid festival goer…
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Mouse Trap
July 4, 2013
I have just been reviewing some policies on Cross Infection, which included the usual missives about surgery cleaning routines. We are expected to wet-wipe all surfaces and appliances between patients…
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Spending review takes £2bn from NHS to join up health and social care
July 2, 2013
Relieving the crisis in acute care This week the Chancellor delivered his speech to announce the much anticipated 2013 spending review. Health and social care is a key beneficiary, receiving…
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Whistleblowers
June 28, 2013
Recent revelations about the NHS and even the Care Quality Commission itself, will do little to reassure those who fear their employer is guilty of wrong-doing. The Enterprise and Regulatory…
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Hands Off – what the Mental Capacity Act says about restraint
June 21, 2013
What would a member of care home staff do if they saw a frail, elderly and confused resident walk out of the home towards a busy main road? It’s not…
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Giving Up – Smoking and Mental Health
June 14, 2013
A recent debate in the House of Commons about the state of mental health in the UK (which will hopefully become an annual debate) highlighted the links between mental health…
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